1. variant - noun
· an event that departs from expectations
Synonym(s): discrepancy, variance
Hypernym(s): deviation, divergence, departure, difference
2. variant - noun
· (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
Synonym(s): form, strain, var.
Hypernym(s): taxonomic_group, taxonomic_category, taxon
3. variant - noun
· a variable quantity that is random
Synonym(s): random_variable, variate, stochastic_variable, chance_variable
Hypernym(s): variable, variable_quantity
4. variant - noun
· something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
Synonym(s): version, variation, edition
Hypernym(s): type
5. variant - adjective
· differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
6. variant - adjective
· exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size"
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